Deets with the Deans Q1 2025

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DEAN’S Deets Quarter 1 2025 Issue

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Meet The Dean’s Assistants 3.Classroom Activities 4. Field Trips Hello, Marlin Community!

It has been such a great start to our year! Thank you to all the staff, parents, and students for helping make this our best year yet. From new events like Curriculum Night, to celebrating the 30th Anniversary, and our Tennis and Volleyball victories, Q1 has been packed! Not to mention all of our character building, school events, and field trips.

We hope you have a great Fall Break and look forward to an awesome Q2!

Vannah Scarborough Dean of Teaching and Learning

5. 1st Day of School & Honor Code Signing 6.Curriculum Night & August LS Mid-Day Meeting 7. LPS 30th Birthday Party 8. First Chapel & Garden Dedication 9. Grandparents Day 10.September Chapel 11.Student Government 12.Tennis & Volleyball 13. Graduate Check-In

DEAN’S ASSISTANTS

14. Upcoming Events Lawson Angner & Nevaeh Brown

MEET THE DEAN’S ASSISSTANTS L aw s o n A n g n e r Hi Marlins! My name is Lawson Angner and I am one of the Dean’s Assistants this year who will be helping publish this newsletter. I am a Junior in the upper school, Editor and Chief of Yearbook Committee, and Captain of the Girl’s Tennis team. I love spending time with my friends & learning new things. I am really proud of my school and super excited to narrate all its happenings with this role. Stay Tuned!

Nevaeh Brown Hey Marlins! I’m Nevaeh, and I’m super excited to be one of the dean's assistants helping out with our newsletter! I'm a junior in the upper school, and I love being active playing volleyball and basketball for our school keeps me busy! When I'm not doing sports, I love playing video games with my friends or spending quality time with my family. I am very excited to be apart of this newsletter!

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES Lower School Pre-K learned about shopping etiquette!

They learned about ordering, paying, and eating cakepops.

Lower School Our Lower School Students welcomed back our READ dogs! These are dogs who come on campus once a week so that students can work on their reading skills with a furry friend.

Middle School Our 8th graders presented to our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes on physical and chemical properties and changes as well as acids, bases, and the pH scale.

Middle School In Earth Science, students modeled the different layers of soil with dessert ingredients.

Lower School

Ms. Rogers’ K5 students went on a leaf hunt to create fun art work that showcases the nature we see all around us.

FIELD TRIPS/STUDENT EVENTS Middle School 6th Grade South Carolina History took a field trip to Old Santee Canal State Park.

They explored the nature trails, the history behind the canal, and interacted with native reptilian species.

Upper School Lowcountry hosted an Epilepsy 5K Fun Run that was a huge success thanks to the dedication of senior Tristan Stransky and the support of our amazing community!

Lower School 2nd and 3rd graders had a field trip to Thompson Farms! They learned about the history of the area and how families were self-sustained with crops like corn and pumpkins.

Lower School At our September LS Mid-Day Meeting, students learned about our Anchor Statement of Leadership by electing their Student Government for the 2025-2026 school year.

Lower School Our 4th and 5th graders spent the day exploring the Black River Cypress Preserve, learning about nature, spotting wildlife, and enjoying a beautiful bike ride through the trails.

SCHOOL EVENTS First Day Of School

Signing the Honor Code Upper & Middle school students sign a pledge to follow the Honor Code:

Curriculum Night

Parents came to the school to learn about our student curriculum for the 2025-2026 school year.

Lower School parents went to their child’s class to learn about what’s in store this year, while Upper School parents had a “day-in-life” and followed their child’s schedule from period to period.

August LS Mid Day Meeting: Lifelong Learning Birds of Prey pay a visit to our curious Lower School Students! They got to see different types of native predatory bird species (and touch taxidermy ones!)

SCHOOL EVENTS 30th Birthday Party Since 1995, The Marlin’s have stayed fun! For the school’s 30th Birthday Party we went all out with jumpy castles, face paint, fun treats, creative crafts, and freebie Marlin Merch!

SCHOOL EVENTS

with Santa August Breakfast Chapel & Garden Dedication “Lifelong Learning” While our Upper School students worked hard taking their exams, the Lower School put in the good work to host a breakfast with Santa.

Sponsored by the K-5, Students enjoyed muffins, donuts, and Christmas crafts while meeting Santa!

On the last school day of each month, students PreK-12, parents, faculty, and staff congregate together to learn celebrate our monthly anchor. Starting this year, monthly chapels will be held in the Presbyterian Church by LPS and are hosted by Mr. Tony Starlight and our Chapel Leadership Club.

This August, our guest speaker was Lowcountry Prep’s founder: Lawly Ford. Her speech was centered around our August Anchor Word: Lifelong Learning. She spoke about being a lifelong learner while doing God’s work taught students to follow their visions, even ones that seem irrational, because with God’s help anything is possible. Our students say it was enriching and pure to hear the history of the school and astonishing to see how far Lowcountry Prep has come in the last 30 years.

Following her speech and devotion, she was guided to LPS’s new garden by the Lower School students, who was formally dedicated the garden to her.

Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for our school, Mrs. Lawly.

SCHOOL EVENTS Breakfast with Santa Grandparents Day

We love to celebrate family on campus! Our Lower School Grandparents Day celebration took place in the gym and to celebrate the love and appreciation we have While our Upper Schoolfor all of our Marlin Grandparents. After students worked hard a song with Mr. Starlight, Grandparents enjoyed a breakfasttaking hosted by our PTO and then joined their their exams, the Lower School students back at their classroom for crafts and quality time. put in the good work to host a Thank you to our Grandparents for all you do for us! breakfast with Santa.

Sponsored by the K-5, Students enjoyed muffins, donuts, and Christmas crafts while meeting Santa!

SCHOOL EVENTS Breakfast with Santa September Chapel “Leadership” While our Upper School

For our September chapel, our Anchor Word was worked Leadership.

Mr. Starlight and the Chapel Leadership students hard taking Club lead a moving program with lots oftheir fun exams, songsthe and verses about leadership. Mr. Wehunt closed Lower School put in theand good work it tomeans host a to be an impactful leader. the service with a lesson on Leadership what breakfast with Santa.

Sponsored by the K-5, Students enjoyed muffins, donuts, and Christmas crafts while meeting Santa!

STUDENT GOVERNMENT Lower School 5th Grade: Keaton Sloan Delphia Schussler Cosette Thornton Adeline Truluck 4th Grade: Skylar Carrelli Wesley Gibson Sylvie Meadows Amelia Bach President: Cosette Thornton Vice President: Wesley Gibson Secretary: Delphia Schussler Treasurer: Skylar Carrelli

Upper School Executives President: Andrew Hazelton Vice President: Lawson Angner Secretary: Tristan Stransky Treasurer: Jacob Bardon

Representatives 10th Grade: Keely Green 9th Grade: August Scholz 8th Grade: Reagan Cox-Floyd 7th Grade: Kaelyn Green 6th Grade: Makynzie Lance

SCHOOL EVENTS SPORTS Breakfast with Santa Tennis

Our Girls Tennis Team finished the regular season undefeated at 7–0 and earned a spot in the State Finals October 8th against While our Upper School Carolina Academy of Lake City for the students worked hard taking State Championship Runner Up Title! Congratulations, their exams, the Lower School Lady Marlins!

put in the good work to host a breakfast with Santa.

Sponsored by the K-5, Students enjoyed muffins, donuts, and Christmas crafts while meeting Santa!

“So proud of this group! They’ve worked hard, stayed focused, and supported each other every step of the way. Undefeated and headed to the state finals, what an incredible season for our Lady Marlins Tennis program!”

-Jason McCann, Athletic Director

Volleyball Our JV Lady Marlins have put together a strong season, going 6–3 with one match still to play. This young and developing team has shown tremendous heart and resilience, coming back multiple times from 0–2 deficits to pull off big wins!

“This group has grown so much over the season. They compete hard, never back down, and have built a great foundation for the future of our volleyball program.”

- Jason McCann, Athletic Director

GRADUATE CHECK-IN! Sophie Elliott & Samantha Rosen Sophie and Sam, LPS Class of 2025, are suite-mates at the University of South Carolina. Both have been inducted to the ADPi Sorority of USC, with fellow LPS alumni Abbie Elliott! Sophie is an Art History Major. Sam is majoring in Mass Communications “Everything about college has been so exciting so far. Rush was super fun! GO ADPI!! I have met so many girls through rush and around campus, everyone here has been so sweet and welcoming and this transition has been amazing. LPS prepared me for it in the best way possible. I love it here, Go Gamecocks!!” - Sam

“I’ve spent my whole life visiting USC, and finally being a student here is 1000x better than I ever anticipated. It truly feels like home, between settling into my suite with Sam, becoming an ADPi with my sister, and starting some art classes, I really have never been happier.” -Sophie

“First Day of Freshman Year!”

Sophie and her sister Abbie after Sophie finds out they are in the same sorority

Q2 UPCOMING EVENTS